Giraffe Manor: Nairobi, Kenya
Giraffe Manor is one of Nairobi’s most iconic buildings: characterful, picturesque, and enveloped in history like the foliage creeping over its brickwork. Set in 12 acres of private land within 140… … Keep Reading
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Ribbon Chapel: NAP Architects Encapsulates the Wedding Experience in a Resort in Hiroshima
Standing at the Bella Vista Sakaigahama Resort Hotel in Onomichi, Hiroshima; is a majestic wedding chapel on a hill that enjoys a panoramic view of the Inland Sea of Japan.… … Keep Reading
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Stunning Underwater Hotel Room: The Manta Resort, Zanzibar
Imagine yourself in a bedroom encapsulated within a turquoise blue bubble, watching shoals of reef fish swimming lazily by – sometimes in three or four layers of different species above… … Keep Reading
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Learning Hub at Nanyang Technological University by Heatherwick Studio
Nanyang Technological University was looking to undertake the university’s first ever redevelopment in twenty years. They sought a design that would transform the campus and be a landmark to which… … Keep Reading
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McLane Stadium, home to the Baylor Bears by Populous
McLane Stadium is an American football stadium in Waco, Texas, completed in August 2014. It is owned and operated by Baylor University, home to the Baylor Bears. Intriguing facts about… … Keep Reading
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Form, Space, Order and Location
Architecture shows respect its location by its materials, techniques and its contribution to the site. Several pieces have shown remarkable response to their location. Apart from the well-known examples of… … Keep Reading
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Al Noor Tower: Africa’s Tallest Skyscraper by Valode & Pistre to Break Ground this June
Valode & Pistre is set to break ground on Africa’s tallest tower this June. More than doubling the height of Johannesburg’s 223-meter Carlton Centre, which has been the continent’s tallest… … Keep Reading
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Bowl-shaped River Culture Pavilion by Asymptote in River Restoration Project
As part of the World Expo in 2012 in South Korea, Asymptote designed a bowl-shaped pavilion to be exhibited in the international fair for the Four Rivers Restoration project. The… … Keep Reading
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Farming Kindergarten: Vo Trong Nghia Architects’ Solution to Rapid Urbanisation in Vietnam
Vietnam, historically an agricultural country is facing changes as it moves to a manufacturing based economy. This has taken a huge toll on the environment. Increased droughts, floods and salinization… … Keep Reading
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Lotus inspired Pavilion in Vietnam designed to create open-air exhibition areas
The lakes of Vietnam have a lot of Lotus which was the concept behind the design of this pavilion with open-air exhibition spaces. The location of the project is Milan in Italy… … Keep Reading
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Red Pepper House: A Holiday Gateaway by Urko Sanchez Architects
The client, Fernando Torres, wanted a private residence that shared a connection with Lamu but remained secluded from the town itself. The brief was thus generated from the client’s passion… … Keep Reading
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Butaro Hospital: A Standard for Sustainable Healthcare in Rwanda by MASS Design Group
The Butaro Hospital is a breathtaking building with intricate lava rock walls made of stones cut by Rwandan masons, and it is full of brightly coloured accent walls and breeze-ways… … Keep Reading